What’s Up with #BipolarDisorder? | Psychology Today

Bipolar disorder, called divine madness in ancient times, enters the era of genomics, proteomics, and 21st-century medicine. But the most important treatments remain surprisingly old-fashioned, according to experts who spoke at the American Psychiatric Association convention in San Diego on May 22. Marked by manic highs and low depressions, Bipolar disorder affects approximately 3 percent of the population, and is not usually disabling.